With title “The Big Rethink for Europe, The Big Turning Point for Greece” The Economist magazine together with Hazlis & Rivas organised on the 9th of July 2014 the annual Economist congress at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso.

Some of the main participants of the congress were the Executive Editor ofThe Economist , Mr Daniel Franklin ,

Mr Mario Monti, ex prime minister of Italy and President of the University of Bocconi, Mr. Enrico Letta, ex prime minister of Italy, Mr. Gikas Hardouvelis, Greeκ Minister of Finance, Mr Klaus Regling, Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility, Mr. Rishi Goyal, Chief, Greece Unit, European Department, International Monetary Fund, and so many more important personalities.

Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso is a proud member of the Leading hotels of the World and has been awarded the 5 star diamond award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.